Wanderson (footballer, born 7 October 1994)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousaand the second or paternal family name is Campos.

Wanderson

Wanderson with FC Krasnodar in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Wanderson Maciel Sousa Campos
Date of birth	(1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 30) [1] [2]
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Internacional
Number	11
Youth career
2002–2009	Ajax
2009–2012	Beerschot
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Beerschot	6	(0)
2013–2015	Lierse	55	(4)
2015	Getafe B	5	(2)
2015–2016	Getafe	20	(0)
2016–2017	Red Bull Salzburg	20	(3)
2017–2022	FC Krasnodar	98	(14)
2022	→ Internacional (loan)	26	(6)
2023–	Internacional	32	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2023

Wanderson Maciel Sousa Campos (born 7 October 1994), known as Wanderson, is a professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club Internacional as a left winger.

Club career

Early career

Born in Liège, Wanderson joined AFC Ajax's youth setup in 2002, aged eight, as his father was playing for the club. In 2009, again following his father, he joined Beerschot AC. ^[4] After progressing through the latter's youth setup, he made his first team and Pro League debut on 31 October 2012, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Cercle Brugge. ^[5]

Wanderson appeared in six league matches for Beerschot before the club was relegated and subsequently declared bankruptcy. On 20 June 2013 he signed a two-year deal with Lierse SK, ^{[6] [7]} after impressing on a trial. ^[8]

Wanderson made his Lierse debut on 27 July 2013, in a 1–2 home loss against Zulte-Waregem, and scored his first professional goal on 23 November, netting the first in a 4–2 win at Cercle Brugge. In October 2014 he was linked as a target to the likes of Celtic, Swansea City, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers, Sunderland and Aston Villa, ^[9] but none of them made any formal bids for the player.

Wanderson played for the Belgium national under-16 football team.

Getafe

In 2015, after Lierse's relegation, Wanderson failed to appear in the club's pre-season; despite Lierse alleging he was under contract, ^[10] his father alleged he was a free agent after receiving a FIFA clearance. ^[11] He subsequently went on a trial at Getafe CF in July, signing a contract with the club. ^[12]

Despite being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, Wanderson was called up for the pre-season with the main squad, ^[13] also scoring a goal against Port Vale. ^[14] He made his La Liga debut on 30 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Emi Buendía in a 1–2 home loss against Granada CF. ^[15]

Red Bull Salzburg

Wanderson in action for Red Bull Salzburg

On 1 July 2016, Wanderson signed a three-year deal with FC Red Bull Salzburg on a free transfer. ^[16] He scored his first goal on 3 August 2016 in the match against Partizani Tirana in the UEFA Champions League.

On 19 December 2016, Red Bull Salzburg announced that Wanderson had retroactively been handed a four-month suspension by FIFA that would end on 27 February 2017, due to a breach of the transfer terms during his move from Belgian club Lierse to Getafe in the summer of 2015. ^[17]

Krasnodar

Wanderson with Krasnodar in 2017

On 26 June 2017, Wanderson signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar. ^[18] On 3 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Krasnodar announced that his contract is suspended and he will not train with the team, but the contract is not terminated and remains valid. ^[19]

Internacional

On 11 March 2022, Wanderson joined Internacional on loan until the end of 2022, with an option to buy. ^[20] On 21 December 2022, FC Krasnodar announced that Internacional activated their option to buy, making the move permanent. ^[21]

Despite not being a prolific goalscorer, Wanderson has been a particular highlight for Inter as an assist-maker specially in the 2023 season, under coach Eduardo Coudet and pairing up with Ecuatorian striker Enner Valencia. He leaded the club with 12 assists during his second year in Porto Alegre. Nonetheless, he scored important goals during the wins against Bahia (28 May, home), rivals Grêmio (8 October, home), Cruzeiro (5 November, away) and Corinthians (2 December, away).

Personal life

Wanderson is the son of former footballer Wamberto, who notably represented Standard Liège and Ajax. His older brother Danilo is also a midfielder, and was also an Ajax youth graduate. ^[22] He also holds Belgian nationality.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 December 2023 ^[23]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Beerschot	2012–13	Belgian First Division A	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
Lierse	2013–14		27	2	2	0	–		–		29	2
	2014–15		28	2	2	0	–		2 [a]	0	32	2
	Total		55	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	61	4
Getafe	2015–16	La Liga	20	0	1	0	–		–		21	0
Getafe B	2015–16	Segunda División B	5	2	–		–		–		5	2
Red Bull Salzburg	2016–17	Austrian Football Bundesliga	20	3	3	1	5	1	–		28	5
Krasnodar	2017–18	Russian Premier League	26	3	1	0	4	0	–		31	3
	2018–19		30	6	2	0	10	1	–		42	7
	2019–20		21	4	0	0	7	0	–		28	4
	2020–21		21	2	1	0	7	1	–		29	3
	Total		98	15	4	0	28	2	0	0	130	17
Internacional	2022	Série A	26	6	0	0	6	1	–		32	7
	2023		32	7	4	0	12	0	13	1	61	8
	Total		58	13	4	0	17	1	13	1	93	15
Career total			262	37	16	1	50	4	15	1	344	43

1. Two appearances in relegation play-offs

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2016–17 ^[23]
• Austrian Cup: 2016–17 ^[23]

Individual

• Russian Premier League Right Winger of the Season: 2018–19 ^[24]
• Russian Premier League Left Winger of the Season: 2019–20 ^[25]

References

1. "Sousa Campos Wanderson" (in Dutch). Beerschot AC's official website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
2. "Wanderson" (in Spanish). Getafe's official website. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
3. "Wanderson" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
4. "3 vragen aan... Wamberto" [3 questions to... Wamberto] (in Dutch). Ajax's official website. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
5. "Cercle boekt tweede zege" [Cercle book second win] (in Dutch). Sport.be. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
6. "Wanderson signs for Lierse". Lierse's official website. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
7. "Officiel: Wanderson au Lierse" [Official: Wanderson to Lierse] (in French). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
8. "Negen testspelers bij Lierse" [Nine trialists at Lierse] (in Dutch). Voetbal België. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
9. "Transfer news: Brazilian winger Wamberto attracting interest". Sky Sports. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
10. "Zoon van Wamberto en Lierse ruziën over contract: "Wat ze zeggen, is niet waar"" [Son of Wamberto and Lierse arguing over contract: "What they say is not true"] (in Dutch). Voetbal Primeur. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
11. "Karim Hafez keert terug naar Lierse" [Karim Hafez returns to Lierse] (in Dutch). Gazet van Antwerpen. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
12. "Getafe kondigt Belgische aanwinst aan" [Getafe announces acquisition of Belgian] (in Dutch). Nr 10. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
13. "Primeros entrenamientos" [First trainings] (in Spanish). Getafe's official website. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
14. "Port Vale 2, Getafe 2 Full-time report: Ajay Leitch-Smith at double in impressive draw". The Sentinel. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
15. "El Granada reencuentra en Getafe el espíritu de su última salvación" [Granada find in Getafe the spirit of their last salvation] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
16. "From the Primera Division to the Red Bulls". Red Bull Salzburg. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
17. "BRAZILIAN BANNED FOR FOUR MONTHS BY INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION". redbullsalzburg.at. Red Bull Salzburg. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
18. В составе "Краснодара" появился новый Вандерсон (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
19. ""КРАСНОДАР" ПРИОСТАНОВИЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С НЕСКОЛЬКИМИ ИГРОКАМИ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
20. "Inter contrata atacante Wanderson" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Internacional. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
21. "ВАНДЕРСОН МАСИЭЛ ПЕРЕХОДИТ В "ИНТЕРНАСЬОНАЛ"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
22. "Wanderson, la perla del Getafe, es hijo y hermano de futbolistas" [Wanderson, Getafe's pearl, is a son and brother of footballers] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
23. Wanderson at Soccerway
24. "Лауреаты сезона и список "33-х лучших игроков"". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
25. "Исполком РФС утвердил 33 лучших футболиста сезона-2019/20" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

External links

• Wanderson at BDFutbol
• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
• Sport.be profile (in Dutch)